महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-86, verse-6

किं तु संक्षेपतः शीलं प्रयत्ने नेह दुर्लभम् ।
वक्ष्यामि तु यथामात्यान्यादृशांश्च करिष्यसि ॥६॥

6. kiṁ tu saṁkṣepataḥ śīlaṁ prayatne neha durlabham ,
vakṣyāmi tu yathāmātyānyādṛśāṁśca kariṣyasi.

6. kim tu saṃkṣepataḥ śīlam prayatnena na iha durlabham
vakṣyāmi tu yathā amātyān yādṛśān ca kariṣyasi

6. kim tu saṃkṣepataḥ śīlam prayatnena iha durlabham
na vakṣyāmi tu yathā yādṛśān amātyān ca kariṣyasi

6. However, in brief, good character (śīlam) is not difficult to achieve here with effort. I will indeed tell you what kind of ministers you should appoint.

Words meanings summery:

• किम् (kim) - but, however (as a particle) (what, but, however)

• तु (tu) - but, on the other hand, indeed

• संक्षेपतः (saṁkṣepataḥ) - briefly, in short, in summary

• शीलम् (śīlam) - character, good conduct, moral behavior, intrinsic nature

• प्रयत्नेन (prayatnena) - by effort, with exertion

• न (na) - not, no

• इह (iha) - here, in this world

• दुर्लभम् (durlabham) - difficult to obtain, rare

• वक्ष्यामि (vakṣyāmi) - I will speak, I will tell

• तु (tu) - but, on the other hand, indeed

• यथा (yathā) - how, as, in what manner

• अमात्यान् (amātyān) - ministers, counselors

• यादृशान् (yādṛśān) - of what kind, such as, like whom

• च (ca) - and

• करिष्यसि (kariṣyasi) - you will make, you will appoint, you will do

Words meanings and morphology

किम् (kim) - but, however (as a particle) (what, but, however)

(indeclinable)

Note: Here functions as a particle 'but' or 'however'.

तु (tu) - but, on the other hand, indeed

(indeclinable)

संक्षेपतः (saṁkṣepataḥ) - briefly, in short, in summary

(indeclinable)

Derived from saṃ + kṣip (to throw, to compress) with suffix -a; -taḥ is an adverbial suffix meaning 'from' or 'in the manner of'.

Prefix: sam

Root: kṣip (class 6)

Note: Formed with the suffix -tas to indicate 'in brief' or 'briefly'.

शीलम् (śīlam) - character, good conduct, moral behavior, intrinsic nature

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of śīla

śīla - character, conduct, habit, nature, virtue, moral behavior

Note: Can also be accusative singular. Here, it functions as the subject.

प्रयत्नेन (prayatnena) - by effort, with exertion

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of prayatna

prayatna - effort, exertion, endeavor

Derived from pra + yat (to strive) + na (suffix).

Prefix: pra

Root: yat (class 1)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

इह (iha) - here, in this world

(indeclinable)

दुर्लभम् (durlabham) - difficult to obtain, rare

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of durlabha

durlabha - difficult to obtain, rare, inaccessible

Past Passive Participle-like formation

From dur (difficult) + labh (to obtain) + -a suffix.

Compound type : tatpurusha (dur+labha)

• dur – difficult, bad
  indeclinable
• labha – obtaining, gain, acquisition
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from root labh (to obtain).
  Root: labh (class 1)

Note: Agrees with śīlam.

वक्ष्यामि (vakṣyāmi) - I will speak, I will tell

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, future (lṛṭ) of vac

Future tense, 1st person singular

Derived from the root vac (to speak), irregular future stem vakṣya-

Root: vac (class 2)

तु (tu) - but, on the other hand, indeed

(indeclinable)

यथा (yathā) - how, as, in what manner

(indeclinable)

अमात्यान् (amātyān) - ministers, counselors

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of amātya

amātya - minister, counselor, companion

Note: Object of 'kariṣyasi'.

यादृशान् (yādṛśān) - of what kind, such as, like whom

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, plural of yādṛśa

yādṛśa - of what kind, such as, like

Derived from yat (which) + dṛś (to see) + suffix -a.

Root: dṛś (class 1)

Note: Agrees with amātyān.

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

करिष्यसि (kariṣyasi) - you will make, you will appoint, you will do

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, future (lṛṭ) of kṛ

Future tense, 2nd person singular

Derived from the root kṛ (to do, make), future stem kariṣya-

Root: kṛ (class 8)